The Residue of Dreams : Selected Poems of Jao Tsung-i / Nicholas Morrow Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Nicholas Morrow.

Contributor:

Williams, Nicholas Morrow, translator.

Series:

Cornell East Asia Series ; 182

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell East Asia Program, 2016.

Summary:

The Residue of Dreams is the first English-language publication of the classical-style poems of Jao Tsung-i (b. 1917), a prominent artist-calligrapher, scholar-poet, and polymath living in Hong Kong. Jao's poems in various traditional forms reflect the tumultuous history of twentieth-century China, but also demonstrate the enduring resonance of its classical culture. The Residue of Dreams contains a broad-ranging selection of Jao's poems covering topics from the Second World War and his travels in Southeast Asia, to Nietzsche and the scribes of medieval Dunhuang. The poems give a vivid impression of one of the most erudite minds of our time, and show a new side of contemporary Chinese literature that has mostly been overlooked in English-language publications. All poems are presented both in the original Chinese text and in English translation, accompanied by scholarly notes with identification of many of Jao's allusions and cultural references. The introduction places Jao's poetry in the context of modern Chinese literary studies and elucidates its cultural background for general readers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Prefatory Note

List of Illustrations

Introduction

I Taking Refuge

II Western Parallels

III Eastern Visions

IV Storms

V Two Rhyme-Matching Sets

VI Alone

VII On Painting

VIII The Sound of the Qin

IX On Poetry

X On Scholarship

XI Dreams

Bibliography

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781942242826

1942242824

OCLC:

957571078